Robert Dickey was a guitarist and singer who, with his cousin, formed the soul duo James and Bobby Purify. They reached the top 10 in 1966 with "I'm Your Puppet" written by and Spooner Oldham.

Dickey left the music business in 1972 and was replaced by Ben Moore, who continued to perform as "Bobby Purify". Dickey later became a city maintenance supervisor and sang and played guitar with his church.
He died at age 72 in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida.

Danny "Rio" DeGennaro, a guitarist with the Grateful Dead-inspired group Kingfish, has died after being shot in his home in Levittown, near Philadelphia. Danny was found with
a gunshot wound to the chest and rushed to St. Mary's Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

DeGennaro joined Kingfish in 1979 and performed alongside Bob Weir. The band released its last studio album in 1999 and has not been active in recent years. DeGennaro last played with Kingfish in 2010 on their "Live and Kicking" tour.
He later formed The Danny DeGennaro Band and along the way, has performed with Billy Squier, Bo Diddley and the late Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, among others.

In the 1970s, Danny formed the band The Torpedoes with John Kuzma (guitar/vocal), Bobby Woods (bass), David Uosikkinen (drums) and Dan DeSouza (keyboards). In 1980, Kuzma, Woods and Uosikkinen went on to join the Philadelphia rock band The Hooters.

The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival had its roots in 2001 and has since grown into an annual three-day event drawing more than 300,000 people to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Hellman left an endowment to ensure that the festival would continue after his death.

Hellman was a Wall Street investor who was president of Lehman Brothers and later formed his own investment firm, Hellman & Freidman.
As a philanthropist, he bestowed millions of dollars on cultural, educational and medical charities in the San Francisco area.

To honor Hellman, San Francisco officials renamed Speedway Meadow, the site of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, naming it Hellman's Hollow.

Mr. Hellman's wife of 56 years, Chris, survived him, as do four children, Mick, Tricia Gibbs, Frances Hellman and Judith Hellman; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Hubert Sumlin was Chicago bluesman best known for his work as guitarist for Howlin' Wolf.

As a young boy, Sumlin first met Howlin' Wolf by sneaking into a show. He joined Howlin' Wolf's band in 1955 and continued to play with him until Wolf's death in 1976.
He continued playing with other members of Wolf's band (known as the Wolf Pack) until about 1980. He also recorded under his own name, beginning with a session from a tour of Europe with Wolf in 1964. His last solo album was About Them Shoes, released in 2004 by Tone-Cool Records.

Sumlin died of heart failure on December 4, 2011, at the age of 80, in a hospital in Wayne, New Jersey. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards paid Sumlin's funeral expenses.

Ingrid Pastorius, who was married to virtuoso electric bassist Jaco Pastorius between 1979 and 1985, died from complications following an aortic aneurysm. She was 61.

Born in Indonesia, Ingrid moved with her family to Holland at age 7, and spent her teen years in Puerto Rico. At age 20, she moved to South Florida, where she worked for Eastern Airlines and then as an artist for a company that produced paintings for hotels. She became romantically involved with Jaco and toured the world by his side, at first with Weather Report and then with Joni Mitchell. Divorced from his first wife, Tracy, Jaco married Ingrid in the summer of 1979, and the couple moved into a house in Deerfield Beach. Their twin sons, Felix and Julius, were born in 1982.

Keith "Keef" Hartley was an English drummer and leader of the Keef Hartley Band, which played at Woodstock. He was later a member of Dog Soldier, and variously worked with Rory Storm, The Artwoods and John Mayall.

Jackie Leven was a Scottish songwriter and folk musician. He first found success with new wave band Doll by Doll. He later recorded as a solo artist, releasing more than twenty albums under his own name or under the pseudonym Sir Vincent Lone.

Doyle was a talented singer-songwriter and drummer from Austin, Texas. In High School, he joined a band with Jimmie Vaughan (later of the Fabulous Thunderbirds). The
group, the Chessmen, opened a Dallas show for Jimi Hendrix.

Doyle formed a band in the 1970s, The Nightcrawlers, which included Jimmie's younger brother, Stevie Ray Vaughan, on guitar. Doyle co-wrote
the song Dirty Pool that appeared on Stevie Ray Vaughan's debut album,
Texas Flood, beginning a collaboration that lasted until
Stevie Ray Vaughan's death in 1990.

Doyle is the father of singer and guitarist Doyle Bramhall II.
He released three solo albums beginning with 1994's
Bird Nest on the Ground, which included appearances from the Vaughans and his own son. This was followed by 2003's
Fitchburg Street, and his last album,
Is It News, in 2007. He also appeared on Jennifer Warnes' 2001 album,
The Well.

Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers, rose to fame as the founder of the rap music group Heavy D and the Boyz. His first album, 1987's
Living Large
brought him national attention; his 1991 hit with a remake of the O'Jays' "Now That We Found Love" made him a superstar.
He also wrote and performed the theme songs for TV's "In Living Color," "MADtv" and "The Tracy Morgan Show."
In recent years, D recorded a series of reggae fusion albums.

As an actor, Heavy D appeared in the movie "Life." His final role was as a courthouse guard in the 2011 movie "Tower Heist."

Heavy D collapsed outside his Beverly Hills home and was rushed to Cedar-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles, where he died in the emergency room. He was 44 years old.
His last post on twitter read simply "Be Inspired!"

Cory Smoot, the guitarist who portrayed the character of Flattus Maximus in the theatrical speed metal band Gwar, was found dead just hours after a performance at the First Avenue club in Minneapolis.
His bandmates found Smoot lifeless on the band's tour bus as they prepared to cross the border into Manitoba, Canada to continue their tour.

A medical examiner concluded that Smoot died from "coronary artery thrombosis brought about by his pre-existing coronary artery disease".

Following Smoot death, Gwar officially announced that the character of Flattus Maximus would be retired out of respect to Smoot.

Barry Feinstein was an American photographer who made over 500 album covers. He began his professional career at Life Magazine and as a studio photographer for Columbia Pictures. He became an in-demand Hollywood photographer, taking portraits of celebrities such as
Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Charlton Heston, Jayne Mansfield and Steve McQueen as well as U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

Feinstein was a close friend of actor Steve McQueen and shot stills during the production of McQueen's 1968 classic film "Bullitt."

Feinstein became well known for his photographs of the music scene. He accompanied Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour of England and his 1974 tour of the United States. He shot the cover photos of numerous albums by Janis Joplin, George Harrison, the Rolling Stones, and others.
Album cover credits include Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'," Joplin's "Pearl," Harrison's "All Things Must Pass," the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man," Dave Mason's "Alone Together" and Eric Clapton's debut solo album "Eric Clapton."

From 1963 to 1967 Feinstein was married to Mary Travers, member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, with whom he had a daughter, Alicia. In 1969 he married actress Carol Wayne, with whom he had a son, Alex; he and Wayne divorced in 1974.

Feinstein worked as a cameraman on the classic 1968 documentary "Monterey Pop," and was also the director-cameraman on the 1968 music documentary "You Are What You Eat."

In 2008 he published two books; the first included 23 of his early Hollywood photos together with Dylan poems written in 1964; and the second, a collection of photos from the Dylan concert tours. His photographs from the 1966 Dylan tour were exhibited in the National Portrait Gallery in London in 2009.

Feinstein died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 80 at a hospital near his home in Woodstock, New York.

Robert Brunning was a British bass player best remembered for his brief stint in Fleetwood Mac. He played bass with the band for only a few weeks before
being replaced by John McVie. Brunning contributed bass guitar to one track, "Long Grey Mare", on Fleetwood Mac's debut album
Fleetwood Mac.

He later joined Savoy Brown before embarking on a three-decade long teaching career.

Paul Leka was a songwriter and producer who wrote or co-wrote a number of hit songs, including "Green Tambourine" (a 1967 hit for the Lemon Pipers), and "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" for Steam.

"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was written by Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer, all of whom had been members of an early 1960s band from Bridgeport, Conn., called the Chateaus.
Leka composed the well-known "Na Na Hey Hey" chorus for the song.

In 1977, the Chicago White Sox baseball team began using the "Na Na" song to taunt the opposing team. Use of the song in sporting events soon spread worldwide with "goodbye" in the chorus substituted with "Adios!" in Spain, "Au Revoir!" in France, "Ciao! Ciao!" in Italy and "Sayonara!" in Japan.

Mr. Leka signed REO Speedwagon to their first recording contract. He also worked with Harry Chapin, Gloria Gaynor, Peppermint Rainbow, The Left Banke and others.

Mr. Leka died of lung cancer in a hospice near his home in Sharon, Connecticut.

Mikey Welsh, former bassist for Weezer, was found dead in his Chicago hotel room. Welch was with Weezer from their 2000 reunion until August 2001, when he suffered a mental breakdown and left the music industry to be an artist.

Welsh foreshadowed his own death by two weeks when he posted on Twitter "dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep). need to write my will today".
His last tweet announced a new painting for sale: "Mama's little pills spilled all over the floor."

John William Cann, later known by his stage name John Du Cann, was a British guitarist and singer. He was a member of the acid-progressive band Andromeda before joining Atomic Rooster from 1970 and 1971 when they released their classic albums:
Death Walks Behind You and
In Hearing of Atomic Rooster. He rejoined Atomic Rooster
when Vincent Crane reformed the band in 1979, but left in late 1982, frustrated with the lack of success of the band.

John Cann died on September 22, 2011 from a suspected heart attack. Vincent Crane committed suicide in 1989.

Laurie McAllister, who rose to fame alongside Joan Jett, Lita Ford and Sandy West in The Runaways, passed away at age 53 due to complications from asthma.

Laurie was the final bassist for The Runaways. She officially joined the group in November of 1978 after playing with the Los Angeles area punk rock bands Baby Roulette and the Rave Ons.
She replaced bassist Vickie Blue who had left The Runaways due to illness, but only played with the group only for a few months before the band broke up.
She later formed her own group, The Orchids, another all-girl group managed by Kim Fowley.

Edwards served as an executive for Motown Records, the label founded by her younger brother Berry Gordy.
She created the Motown Museum, Hitsville U.S.A, preserving the label's original headquarters at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan.

Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, has died at age 70.

Ashford, along with his wife, Valerie Simpson, penned Motown classics such as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and
"Reach out and Touch Somebody's Hand." Their first #1 hit was 1966's "Let's Go Get Stoned", recorded by
Ray Charles. After the success of this song, Ashford & Simpson signed on with Motown as staff writers and producers.
They also had success writing for themselves: Perhaps best remembered was their 1984 hit "Solid As A Rock."

In 1996, Ashford & Simpson opened Sugar Bar, a restaurant and live entertainment venue in New York City.
In 2007, they received a songwriting credit on Amy Winehouse's song "Tears Dry on Their Own," which samples from "Ain't No Mountain High Enough."

Ashford is survived by his wife and two daughters Nicole and Asia; his brothers Paul, Albert and Frank; and his mother, Alice Ashford.

Jerry Leiber was one of the most important songwriters in the history of Rock & Roll.
His 60-year partnership with Mike Stoller produced "Stand By Me," "Hound Dog," "Jailhouse Rock," "Young Blood," "On Broadway," "Yakety-Yak" and countless other classic hit songs.

Jani Lane was the former lead singer of the 1980s hair metal band Warrant. He was born John Kennedy Oswald on February 1, 1964 in Akron, Ohio.

Lane wrote Warrant's hits "Cherry Pie," "Heaven" and "I Saw Red" in the late 1980s.
The albums
Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich, (1989) and
Cherry Pie (1990) went double platinum.
Lane left and rejoined Warrant several times while pursuing a solo career.
In 2005, he appeared in VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club."

Lane's body was found in a Los Angeles area Comfort Inn hotel. Reportedly, Lane would often stay in hotels when he was on a drinking binge. He had been kicked out
of the Hilton Woodland Hills hotel for trashing one of their rooms just days prior to his death.

The L.A. Coroner's Office determined that the 47-year-old rocker died from "acute ethanol poisoning."
A half-empty bottle of vodka and prescription medications were found in his motel room.

Lane had a history of alcohol-related problems, and was arrested twice on DUI charges, including a 2009 arrest for crashing into a parked car.

He is survived by three sisters and two daughters from two marriages. His first marriage was to model Bobbie Brown, the girl from Warrant's video of "Cherry Pie," their biggest hit.

Dan Peek was a founding member of the rock trio America during the height of their career from 1970 to 1977 when they produced hits
such as "A Horse With No Name," "Ventura Highway" "Lonely People" and "Sister Golden Hair."

Peek left the band in 1977 to write and record contemporary Christian Music. He signed with Pat Boone's Lamb & Lion Records.

He published an autobiography entitled
An American Band,
based on America's most successful period, and his own spiritual journey.
Peek died in his sleep at his home in Farmington, Missouri, outside St. Louis. He was 60.

Michael Burston (better known by his stage name of Würzel) used his creative skills as a guitarist with the British heavy metal band Motörhead. He played on the classic Motörhead albums
Orgasmatron and
Bastards.

Kuzma was an original member of Philadelphia rock band the Hooters and was with the group from 1980-1982. He was not a part of the lineup that enjoyed international success with the release of the 1985 album
Nervous Night,
but still played a major role in shaping the band's identity, stage presence and reggae-influenced sound.

Kuzma was a friend of Danny DeGennaro who also died in 2011; both were a part of the Levittown, Pennsylvania music scene.

Robert M. Woods, the original bass player for The Hooters, passed away in 2010.

Pinetop Perkins, blues pianist, one of the last surviving old-school bluesmen, has died at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 97.

Born Joseph William Perkins on July 7, 1913 in Belzoni, Mississippi, Perkins played piano with an aggressive style and sang with a distinctive gravelly voice.
He joined Sonny Boy Williamson on the popular King Biscuit Time radio show in the 1940s. He toured with Ike Turner in the 1950s and
played in Muddy Waters' band in 1969 when Otis Spann left.

Ralph Mooney, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, became one of the most important steel guitarists in country music. He helped restore the popularity of the steel guitar to country music.
Mooney wrote several successful country songs, including "Crazy Arms", which he co-wrote with Chuck Seals. The song was a #1 hit for Ray Price in 1956 that was later recorded by others including Marion Worth, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline and Patty Loveless.

Mooney work for a time as a staff musician for Capitol Records, where he played on the early recordings of
Buck Owens and is heard prominently on several Merle Haggard hits, including "Swinging Doors," "The Bottle Let Me Down," and "(All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers."
He also played for many years with Waylon Jennings.

Smiley Culture, born David Victor Emmanuel, was a British reggae artist noted for the 1980s hits "Cockney Translation" and "Police Officer."
He died of an apparently self-inflicted stab wound to the heart after a police raid on his London residence. He was facing charges of distributing cocaine.

Ronnie Hammond, the former lead singer for the Atlanta Rhythm Section, has died of sudden heart failure.

Mr. Hammond, the grandson of a piano tuner, became ARS's front man in 1972, after the first lead singer left the band. Ronnie was discovered working as an assistant engineer at Studio One in Doraville, Georgia.

Hammond battled alcoholism and depression off and on over the years. In one incident, he got into a confrontation with a police officer in Macon, Georgia. He was shot and seriously injured, but survived the injury and dealt with the depression.

Atlanta Rhythm Section had a series of hits in the 1970s including "Imaginary Lover," "I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me," "So Into You," and "Champagne Jam."

Drummer R. J. Vealey died of a heart attack on November 13, 1999 in Orlando Florida, just after the band completed an afternoon set at a music festival.

Owsley Stanley was a counter-culture icon, famous for his association for the Grateful Dead and for mass-producing LSD in the mid-1960's, before LSD was outlawed.
Stanley also provided LSD to The Beatles during filming of Magical Mystery Tour.

Augustus Owsley Stanley II was born the son of a U.S. government attorney, His namesake grandfather, Augustus Owsley Stanley, was a Kentucky governor and U.S. senator who campaigned against alcohol Prohibition in the 1920s.

Known affectionately as Bear, Owsley was also a talented sound engineer and the inspiration for the Grateful Dead's dancing bear logo.
Stanley designed some of the first high-fidelity sound systems for rock music, including the "Wall of Sound" electrical amplification system used by the Grateful Dead in their live shows.

Stanley died in an automobile accident in Australia on March 13, 2011. His car drifted off the road and down an embankment before hitting some trees.

Hugh Martin wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," considered one of the greatest Christmas songs of all time. The song, along with his other compositions
"The Trolley Song" and "The Boy Next Door" were featured in the 1944 MGM musical Meet me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland. Martin and
Garland became close friends; he was her accompanist at many of Garland's concert performances.

Michael Christopher Starr was Alice in Chains' original bassist from the group's formation in 1987 until 1993. He played bass for the albums
Facelift,
Sap, and
Dirt and left the group in the middle of the Dirt tour. He also sang backing vocals on the song "Confusion" on the Alice in Chains album Facelift.

Bernard Lee, known professionally as St. Clair Lee, was a member of the Hues Corporation, a vocal trio famed for its 1974 Disco hit "Rock the Boat."
Lee was found dead in his Lake Elsinore, California home. He was 66.

The Hues Corporation was formed in 1969 by baritone Lee, soprano Hubert Ann Kelly and tenor Fleming Williams (who died in the 1990s).
The group's name was a pun on Los Angeles aviation giant Hughes Corporation, with the 'hue' being a reference to the group's African-American heritage.

The group's first big break came in 1972 when they recorded 3 songs for the blaxploitation film,
Blacula, starring William Marshall.

Mark Tulin was the bassist with The Electric Prunes. Their biggest "I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" became an anthem for the 1960s after appearing in the 1969 movie
Easy Rider.

Tulin joined The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in the studio to record demo songs.
Tulin's bass parts were featured on the first EP of Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Volume 1: Songs for a Sailor.
He performed with the band at a show on Record Store Day in 2010, and also for their appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno a few days later.

On February 26, 2011 Tulin collapsed and died on Santa Catalina Island while helping at the Avalon Underwater Clean-Up.

Suze Rotolo was Bob Dylan's Girlfriend from 1961 until 1964. A photo of her and Dylan was used as the cover of Dylan's pioneering 1963 album
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan.

At age 17, she met Dylan when they were attending an all-day folk music festival at Riverside Church in Manhattan.
She is credited as the inspiration for several of Dylan's love songs, including "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", "Tomorrow Is a Long Time", "One Too Many Mornings", and "Boots of Spanish Leather."
Rotolo's leftist political views also influenced Dylan's songwriting.

Jean Dinning, the songwriter of the 1959 teen tragedy song "Teen Angel," has died at age 86.

"Teen Angel" is about a girl who dies tragically while out on a ride with her boyfriend. The couple's car stalls on railroad tracks and they safely get out, but the girl runs back to get the boy's high school class ring and a train hits the car.
The song was recorded by Jean's brother Mark Dinning.

"Teen Angel" was performed by rock and roll revival act Sha Na Na at the 1969 Woodstock festival. The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the 1973 movie
American Graffiti.

Joseph L. Campbell, better known as "Red Dog", was a roadie for the Allman Brothers Band. He appears, along with other members of the crew,
in a Jim Marshall photo on the back cover of the group's
At Fillmore East album.
Red Dog is on the far left, holding a tall-boy Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. L-R: Red Dog (RIP), Kim Payne, Joe Dan Petty (RIP), Mike Callahan (RIP), Willie Perkins, Twiggs Lyndon (RIP) [up on the wall].

Gary Moore, Irish blues and rock guitarist and member of Thin Lizzy, has died while on holiday in Estepona, Spain.

Moore's professional music career began at age 16 when he moved to Dublin and joined the group Skid Row (an Irish band,
not to be confused with the later American heavy metal band of the same name). In Skid Row, Moore began his association with Phil Lynott. Lynott later brought Moore into Thin Lizzy replace outgoing guitarist Eric Bell.

Moore shared the stage with many of the best players in blues and rock including B.B. King, Albert King, and Greg Lake. He also had
successful solo career, releasing his first solo album,
Grinding Stone, in 1973. He went on to release many great
blues albums and appeared on a number of other projects. Moore played the lead guitar solo on "She's My Baby" from
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3.

Slam Buckra (Richard F. Gazlay) was a rock and blues guitarist from San Diego, California. He attended La Jolla High School and moved to Redding, California in 1996. His band, the Groove Palookas, played up his Captain
Beefheart / Frank Zappa style of humor. His shows featured a lot props. His other bands included The Rick Gazlay band and Vic Swankly (his Sinatra act).

Charlie Louvin (born Charles Elzer Loudermilk) was a country singer and songwriter. He was best known for singing, with his brother Ira, as The Louvin Brothers.
Their first cousin was John D. Loudermilk, the writer of hits like “Abilene” and “Tobacco Road.

The Louvin Brothers rich harmonies served as an influence on later artists such as Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons and The Byrds. Their original song "The Christian Life"
was covered by the Byrds on their landmark album
Sweetheart of the Rodeo, while Emmylou Harris' 1975 remake of the duo's "If Only I Could Win Your Love" proved to be her country hit.

In 1965, Ira Louvin was killed in a car accident. Charlie continued to perform solo, making numerous appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and in later years acting as an elder statesman for country music.

Don Kirshner was an influential music publisher, producer, manager and host of the TV series Don Kirshner's Rock Concert.

Don Kirshner formed AlDon Music with his partner, the late Al Nevins. The company signed several important songwriters including
Carole King, Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Kirshner was influential in launching the careers of many
singers and songwriters in the early 1960s, including Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond and Carole King. He also owned three records labels,
which included acts such as the Archies and the rock band Kansas (which he is credited as discovering).

Kirshner's songwriters were behind the success of made-for-TV band, The Monkees. Singles such as "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer" helped the Monkees TV series and album sales rocket to the top of the charts.

In 1973, Kirshner produced his own weekly TV show called Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, which featured full length musical programs.
The program presented many of the most successful rock bands of the era.

In the Blue Öyster Cult song "The Marshall Plan", from the album Cultösaurus Erectus, Don Kirshner's voice is sampled to introduce the fictitious Johnny: "This is Don Kirshner. And tonight on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, a new phenomenon in the music world —with six million albums to his credit in just two short years, my good friend, here's Johnny!"

Phil Kennemore was the bassist and backing vocalist for the hard rock group Y&T. The group, originally known as Yesterday and Today, sold over 4 million albums worldwide. Their biggest hit was
1985's "Summertime Girls", frequently heard on the Baywatch TV series.

On January 7, 2011, Phil Kennemore died at the age of 57 after a short battle with lung cancer.

Scottish Singer Gerry Rafferty, known for his hit songs "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Stuck in the Middle" died January 4th at age
63 after a battle with alcoholism and liver disease.

In 1972, Rafferty and Joe Egan formed Stealers Wheel, which had a huge hit with "Stuck in the Middle." The song was used in the 1992 movie
Reservoir Dogs in a scene in which
an actor's ear is severed.

In 1979, Rafferty released his second solo album,
City to City. The album contained his signature song "Baker Street" and sold over 5.5 million copies.

His next album, Night Owl, also did well. Guitarist Richard Thompson helped by performing on the track "Take The Money and Run", and the title track was a UK No. 5 hit in 1979. "Days Gone Down" reached #17 in the U.S. The follow-up single "Get It Right Next Time" made the UK and US Top 40.
Subsequent albums, such as Snakes and Ladders (1980), Sleepwalking (1982), and North and South (1988), fared less well, perhaps due partly to Rafferty's longstanding reluctance to perform live, which he felt uncomfortable with.